As usual, beautiful photography…Do you think you’ll ever go back to those same places?
I know I’ve only been following your blog for a short time, but I have found that you are like a celebrity. Someday I hope to meet you and the crew.
This weekend I go to pickup my new-to-me Motorhome, it is small (26ft.) but I am both nervous and excited as I have never driven a MH.
Whatever I get for the MH, I plan to buy thru your Amazon link, that is the least I can do for the hours of viewing and reading pleasure you have given to me and others.
Happy new year to you and the crew.
Roger

Oh dear . . . People think I’m a celebrity, but that’s RVSue. When you meet Sue, she’s just another old lady who happens to wear a funny hat and has two dogs who are, well, dogs. 🙂 The mystique is gone!

Now that I’ve got that out of the way . . .

WOW! You bring her home this weekend! FANTASTIC! Of course, you’re excited and nervous . . . That’s what makes for a memorable experience. I’m very happy for you, Roger.

Getting a rig is like getting a magic carpet, only better because your rig has more amenities!

Thank you for planning to equip her with Amazon purchases through my blog. That’s one of my favorite gestures of appreciation from readers. 🙂 And thanks also for the compliment on my photos.

Will I return to places I love? Sure! (God willing.) I’m not ready to settle into a routine though. Too many wonderful places we haven’t camped in yet!

It’s cold and snowy here in Michigan, but I escape momentarily through your pictures. My husband retires at the end of June and we’re going to hook up our Casita and hit the road for an extended vacation. Your pictures make me want to take the cover off NOW and hit the road, but I’ll ride along with you in your travels for now.

You’re welcome, Marsha. I see the photos in news reports online, blurry images of downed trees and power poles, cars in ditches, people bundled up shoveling . . . Yes, there’s beauty to be found where you are, but it’s so dang cold!

Wow! We see a whole lotta places we want to visit! Love that you love the water like we do. You have given us a lot of destinations from which to choose. Our special memory of 2013 was meeting and spending a little time with you. We look forward to seeing you again down the road. May your 2014 adventures be equally intriguing.

Yep! That’s Montana! Nice to travel with you, Sue. I am keeping track of your “thumbs – up” camping sites just in case my husband may want to venture out of state with me and our little trailer.
Montana has a couple of decent state parks along I90 if you are ever out of camping spots. The hosts at Missouri Headwaters are great -they take in travelers who just don’t have a place to stay for the night. They even provide dog cookies!
Love the journey you have depicted in fantastic photos!

I do feel the need to make the following note: Two of Montana’s great camping sites are in need of attention.

Red Mountain Campground had deteriorated between 2012 and 2013. Day-use people (primarily) were abusing the campground… driving and parking on the grass, running across people’s campsites . . .kids riding bikes around rigs and picnic tables. The campground looked worn.

Delmoe Lake was being abused by OHVers (ATVs, quads, motorbikes). When I left, the media were coming out to do a report on the abuse, at the urging of the rangers. I had sent photographs of the destruction of picnic tables and the tracks along the shoreline and reported the obnoxious behaviors in an email to the rangers in hopes that the beautiful campground and surrounding area are not degraded further.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF READERS: Campground fees for Montana State Parks (for nonresidents with a $25 annual pass) range from $18 to $23 (the latter with elec.), the last I checked anyway in 2013. In the off-season they range from $15 to $20.

65+ pay half price daily fees in most cases. Most of the state parks that offer camping are in the northwestern part of the state.
It really is so sad that this lovely state doesn’t provide the necessary funds for public land preservation. It’s as if we all have taken the expansive outdoor opportunities for granted. I really prefer hosted campgrounds because of the prevalence of those who assume their wants trump those around them. (Off my soap box now) .

Dang! I am so sorry, Sue. The Senior discount applies to MT residents. I apologize for not checking this out before submitting my email. Here is the fee schedule for MT State Parks.http://stateparks.mt.gov/fees/feesAll.html
I still think it’s a good deal considering…

One thing I am noticing from the pictures is that you never seem to use the awning on the BLT. Is that because it is difficult for one person to put in and out or just because you position the BLT in its own shade? I’m asking because I am still in the decision process on what kind of RV I want for my future solo full-timing. MH vs. towed trailer.

BTW, I know you skipped Glacier Nat’s Park last year but from what I have seen from other RV bloggers, you might want to do so this year. It looks gorgeous. Just a thought.

The way I camp in natural settings does decrease the need for an awning because I can choose to park in the shade and at an angle to the sun that I choose. The breeze is not blocked by a motor home parked 20 feet from the BLT.

However, there have been a few camps where the awning was very much appreciated by me… Red Mountain Campground, for example. The crew and I were there in the summer to enjoy the river. There isn’t any shade and one cannot angle one’s rig in the site. The awning helped keep the BLT cool and provided a shady place for us to sit outside. It also shielded the refrigerator from excessive heat.

Can one camp happily without an awning? Of course. If money is tight, an awning isn’t essential. I’m happy I was able to order the BLT with an awning. When I need an awning (although not frequently), I’m very glad I have it.

I’ll probably go to Glacier someday. The location (so far from AZ) puts us there in the peak season and the crew would be restricted . . . two big deterrents for us.

So nice to see pictures of Spike and Bridget again. Spike sure knows how to pick his watering holes. I especially like the one where you have your chair in the stream. I think you enjoy a soak as well. I tell you I’d be sitting without a chair in that particular stream. Perhaps you did as well and put the chair there to give us a clue. I wanted to say how kind of you respond to all your posts. You are doing a fantastic job for all of us current wanderers and future wannabees. There is even spellcheck for us.

You guessed it… I do soak in the streams when the water isn’t too cold. When I was a kid I loved to lie down in a shallow part of a river, letting the water flow over me. I still love that! I also like to read sitting in my cheapo camp chair placed so the water comes up to my torso. Very relaxing!

As for Bridget and Spike, they’re working on their resolutions for the new year and will report soon. 🙂

Thanks for the pictorial essay, Sue. I never do resolutions for the year, but this year I have made a commitment. We got snow today (very rare for us) and my pups were hysterical in how they reacted to it. I decided to begin a “Smile Journal” and keep it with me and write down things that make me smile that day. When I have a bad day, I’ll have a record to remind me that my bad day is only temporary. Can’t wait to see the next four months in pictures!

Sue, you are doing a good job of stirring up the wanderlust in me through these pictures. My camper needs work and is under wraps for winter. Can’t wait till I have the fiberglass work done and new window in…I need to be in the woods.
I so enjoy your Blog.

I am just another reader getting antsy about getting on the road.
I remembered a campground in West Tx that I loved to stay at it had some nice hiking trails, you could actually hike to an historic fort from the campground. If you did not stay at full hookups the cost wasn’t bad.
It is Davis Mountains State Park, if your ever in Tx. this is a great place to stay. You just would have to watch the crew because every evening the Javelina would come thru the campsites. There was also the deer that would come thru the sites every evening, it was great fun and a very relaxing place.
Here is the link for Info.: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/davis-mountains

One of these years I’ll make a tour of Texas. That’s not something one does lightly! I’d like to work my way to Padre Island, see the hill country, Big Bend, etc. I may do that on a trip eastward to visit my sister Pauline in Mississippi.

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Meet the canine crew!

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